{"id":1240591,"date":"2022-11-01T11:55:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T11:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/01\/lee-jihan-k-pop-singer-dead-at-24-after-crowd-tragedy-in-itaewon\/"},"modified":"2022-11-01T11:55:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T11:55:10","slug":"lee-jihan-k-pop-singer-dead-at-24-after-crowd-tragedy-in-itaewon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/11\/01\/lee-jihan-k-pop-singer-dead-at-24-after-crowd-tragedy-in-itaewon\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Jihan, K-Pop Singer, dead at 24 after crowd tragedy in Itaewon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-text\">\n<p>K-pop singer and actor Lee Jihan has died. The young entertainer\u00a0was among the victims of the horrific crowd surge tragedy in Seoul, South Korea. He was 24.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Jihan was one of\u00a0154 people killed in the incident, which occurred on Saturday in Itaewon, a busy nightlife district in the capital city.<\/p>\n<p>Lee Jihan first gained fame competing on the second season of the popular reality singing competition series\u00a0<em>Produce 101<\/em>, where 101 contestants are all vying for a chance to join an 11-member K-pop group.<\/p>\n<p>After appearing on\u00a0<em>Produce 101<\/em>, Lee Jihan made a foray into acting in 2019, appearing in the popular Korean drama series\u00a0<em>Today Was Another Nam Hyun Day.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"ab6UHLVAAc8\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PRODUCE 101 season2 [\ub2e8\ub3c5\/\uc9c1\ucea0] \uc77c\ub300\uc77c\uc544\uc774\ucee8\ud0dd\u3163\uc774\uc9c0\ud55c - \uc778\ud53c\ub2c8\ud2b8 \u266c\ub0b4\uaebc\ud558\uc790_1\uc870 @\uadf8\ub8f9\ubc30\ud2c0 170421 EP.3\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ab6UHLVAAc8?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The actor\u2019s agency, 935 Entertainment, released a statement to\u00a0multiple outlets\u00a0confirming the news.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are sad to deliver such news today, but Lee Jihan has passed away in the crush in Itaewon last night,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe would like to express our deepest condolences to his family, who are saddened by the sudden tragic news, also to everyone who loved him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-3.png\" alt=\"Lee Jihan, K-Pop Singer, dead at 24 after crowd tragedy in Itaewon\" class=\"wp-image-10032200871 lazy\"  data- title=\"Lee Jihan, K-Pop Singer, dead at 24 after crowd tragedy in Itaewon\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>On Saturday, thousands of people assembled in the streets of Itaewon to celebrate Halloween festivities. However,\u00a0the crowd size became overwhelming, leading to panic and an eventual fatal crowd surge.<\/p>\n<p>The death toll has continued to rise since the incident, with\u00a0over 80 other people\u00a0reported injured, and thousands of missing person reports filed in the days since the tragedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLAIMER: <\/strong>The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.myjoyonline.com\/lee-jihan-k-pop-singer-dead-at-24-after-crowd-tragedy-in-itaewon\/\">Source<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>K-pop singer and actor Lee Jihan has died. The young entertainer\u00a0was among the victims of the horrific crowd surge tragedy in Seoul, South Korea. He was 24. Lee Jihan was one of\u00a0154 people killed in the incident, which occurred on Saturday in Itaewon, a busy nightlife district in the capital city. 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